Smyrna times., 1887-05-18

STEAMER 4ygert will run two trips a
week during the month of June.
ROthlCelrs Landin0 PhIodeyoJjo
Monday, g. i" l2n0on Tuesday :, %"
wednesday s. " Pm. Friday 10, 81"
See next issue for full table for June.
JAS. q. FARsON was in the vicinity
OF Cristield last week and picked ripe
strawberries from the patch. The
berries here are the earliest and the
finest on the Peninsula. They expected
to commence picking for the city mar
kets the first Of this week.
The graveyard thief is at his or her
ghOulish work again this Spring as US
ual. The complaint comes this time
from the Episcopal cemetery. Flowers
which are planted by friends who cher
ish the memory of their dead, are pull
ed and carried away with a wanton-
ness that is astonishing.
WILSON T. LAVENDER and VIM. M.
Bell, were notified this morning bv
telegram from Fish Commissioner Nor
ney, that he would be at Clayton with
Government car containing Young
shad from the Hatchery. $4,000 were
delivered to them which were promptly
Put in the head waters of the creek.
The car went on down the road.
B. V. WELDON was at the last meet
ing OF the Town Board appointed col
lectOr the town taxes. This makes
the sixth year in succession Mr.. Wei
don has been thus appointed, the com
mlssloners re-electing him to the Office
we presume for the reasons that his
work has been satisfactorily done. The
Record takes the commissioners to task
for the appointment as we'll as the
method by which it was done-by bal
lot, instead of UiCd COce vote.
J. FRANK WILDs, Register of Wills.
for Kent County has granted letters of
administration upon the estate of Sarah
}. Aurand, late of East Dover Hundred.
to J. Alexander Fulton; upon the
estate of Lydia Hazel, late of Smvrna.
to Benz. A. HAZEL the executor; upon
the estate of Henry X. Hazel, late of
Little Creek Hundred. to James H.
Hazel the executor; upon the estate of
William G. Littleton, late of East
Dover Hundred to William c. Little
ton, Jr
JOHN h. PHILLIPS wishes to call at
tentlon to a new line of goods lust
opened, consisting of fine Prince Albert
Suits, fine English Serge Suits, and fine
Drap de Etc Coat and Vest; also Pom
gee, MOhair and Seersucker Coats and
Vests. Elegant stock of Straw Hats.
made expressly for his trade bv the
manufacturers. He has the finest line
OF goods in Smyrna, and any one wish
ing anything in the way of Ready
Made Clothing or Hats will do we'll bv
calling on him. r
The Band of Hope" had their
Maying on Saturday, and were a merry.
joyous party. Early in the afternoon,
attended by their superiors, over $50
strong, they marched from the Metho-
dist church, the place of rendezvous. to
Belmont grove, the boys headed bv
drummers and carrying the banners.
while the girls wore wreath of flowers
around their heads and each carried a
little flag in her hand. During the af-
ternOOn a number of adult visitors
made it convenient to drop in on them
and enjoy for time the pleasures of
the grove. Ice cream and cake served
for the repast, and from the way MANY
OF the little folks put it away. there
must have been an abundance of it.
BY advertisement in another column
1t Will be seen that Walter o. HOffecker
has taken the agency for the New York
Life Insurance Company, one of the
oldest, and the strongest company in
this country. Il has S75,OOO.OOO of
capital, and $l6OO0,O0O of surplus. It
IS the only company that has had to ex-
pire, and has paid any TOntine policies.
being the first to inaugurate this meth
Od OF insurance. In this company there
are no limits or restrictions in the poll
cles, paying for death no matter how
1t occurs, whether by suicide or other
wise. All policies are nOn-forfeitable.
Persons wanting to insure their lives.
Doth as an insurance and Investment
VIII lind the greatest possible securiety
and safety in the New York Life.
THIS is the way the reporter of the
Philadelphia Press (having an eve of
course to the trade of his city) speaks
OF the 500 peach growers, commission
merchants and all who, met in Dover
last Thursday:
The mingling of them resulted in
stirring scenes and dissensions. and
when the day had ended these bare
facts were established That Philadel-
phla dealers are at peace with and en-
JOY the confidence Of the peach growers
OF the peninsula that the New York
men are at loggerheads with them, and
between the growers and the Boston
men there exists an armed neutral
ity.'
Hence, as the coming crop is to be
the largest since 1875, and is estimated
at l8S,000,00O baskets. PHILADELPHIA
may expect the cream of the peach
country, while there is silent deter
mination to keep the New York market
bare"
The entertainment of the Moss Fam
lily, Friday evening, vas a success he.
yond expectation, every available seat
being taken below and the galleries
crowded. in the way of variety and
novelty they have the faculty of inter.
esting an audience from the beginning
to the close, and to the larger part of
popular assembly, they Will alwavs be
received with enthusiasm. The 1efffe
Bertha is prodigy in every way. and
herself more than half the show.
The part Of the audience who expeet-
81 80 70 nave an esthetical entertainment
throughOut--cultured Instrumental
and vocal music, like that of tAe Frv
Family were disappointed. some oftba
pieces not being in harmony with the
object and local association. The
m2nagement, (W. o. HoffeckerO had
opiv the numerous and very compIi.
mentary press commentators to gov
eFn cry, MN ~ making contract, ali of
s;,'a S,'aSn "SIe more than usually express
elsewhere. Sf'''s